Fairness and Changes to Con-Ed Teaching
Fairness and Changes to Con-Ed teaching As expressed through our local’s recent survey of faculty, librarians, and counsellors at Durham College, the idea of fairness is a top priority of …
Recommendation to Review Employee File Annually
Recommendation to All Faculty to Review Their Employee File Yearly Due to recent circumstances regarding the disciplining of some of our membership – up to and including termination – your …
Warning Signs regarding Discipline / Termination
Warning Signs Regarding Discipline / Termination Your local leadership has been made aware of some management strategies regarding discipline and termination. Unfortunately, a reality of the workplace is that employees …
Progression on the Salary Scale : Completion of Credential
Progression on the Salary Scale : Completion of Credential Upon completion of a credential, the college has agreed to grant an immediate step(s) increase on the salary grid with the …
Options for Workload in May/June
After communicating with Judy Robinson, Vice President Academic, the following list of options has been confirmed for faculty for the May/June period. Please note in particular that option three (below) …
Temporary Coverage for Absent Colleagues
Temporary Coverage for Absent Colleagues There are occasions when a member is unable to be in class (or fulfil other duties such as invigilation, labs) due to various reasons (health …
When is the Best Time of Year to Retire?
Faculty members who retire at June 30 significantly increase their pension benefit over what they would get by retiring at the end of August. Click below to find out why …
Reminder to all Probationary Teachers
Article 11.01 J4 specifically states: “Probationary teachers shall not be assigned teaching contract hours or total workload hours in excess of the maxima under any circumstances”. This article is to …
February 22nd Meeting with Management Regarding Partial Load Faculty:
Your union representatives, Debbie Rautins, President, and Dave Smith, Communications Officer, recently requested a meeting with management to discuss partial load faculty at Durham. On February 22nd, we met with …
Update on requests for visual/audio taping in classroom:
Faculty have the option to agreeing or to saying “No” to this request. The Center for Students with Disabilities will then work to resolve the problem with alternative suggestions. Audio/visual …